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Method for Producing Retinal Tissue and Retina-Related Cells

US 12,378,520 In force
OverviewSources & methods

Term ends Aug 22, 2034 · Medium confidence

Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.

Held by Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited and RIKEN
Filed Jul 21, 2022 as application 17/870,569 · Granted Aug 5, 2025
Base term plus 270 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
20 years from filing
2014 2034
Clock starts
Aug 22, 2014
Term ends
Aug 22, 2034
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
base term Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
270
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 11,473,056.
0 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.

How we calculated this date

One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
Step Input Date after this step Confidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 22, 2014, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Jul 21, 2022); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row)Aug 22, 2034High confidence
Continuity chainA parent in the chain could not be resolveddated from this application's own claimMedium confidence
Patent term adjustment+270 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordMay 19, 2035High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 11,473,056)capped to Aug 22, 2034High confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events0 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderAug 22, 2034Medium confidence

Sources

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